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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2016 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 570
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael J. Finn
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to testing requirements for veterans who wish to become educators.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michael J. Finn6th Hampden1/15/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2016 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 570
By Representative Finn of West Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 570) of
Michael J. Finn relative to testing requirements for veterans who wish to become educators.
Education.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 475 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to testing requirements for veterans who wish to become educators.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 38G of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as amended by section 22 of chapter 226
2of the acts of 2014, is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraph:-
3 Any veteran, as defined by clause Forty-third of section 7 of chapter 4, who is
4administered a test established pursuant to this section required for certification as a provisional
5educator or a provisional educator with advanced standing shall receive 5 additional points to be
6added to the total test scaled score.